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Estimation of the meatness and fatness of 9- and 12-week-old Mulard ducks on the basis of selected live body measurements
 
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Department of Waterfowl Breeding, Dworzyska Poultry Research Center, 62-022 Świątniki n/Wartą, Poland
 
 
Publication date: 1993-09-17
 
 
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 1993;2(4):197-206
 
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In 80 Mulard ducks (crossing of Muscovy drakes with Pekin ducks) at 9- and 12-weeks of age the relationships between alive body measurements and live body weight and percentage content of breast and legs muscles, skin with subcutaneous fat, abdominal and intestinal fat and bones in the carcass were determined. According to the multiple regression equations the following parameters are useful for estimating the percentage of meat in 9-and 12-week-old living Mulard ducks: thorax lenght, shank length, breast circumference and breast muscle thickness. The fat content can be estimated on the basis of body weight, arm length, thorax length, sternum crest length and breast depth.
 
CITATIONS (2):
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In vivo prediction of the carcass fatness using live body measurements in Pekin ducks
Fang-Bin Lin, Feng Zhu, Jin-Ping Hao, Fang-Xi Yang, Zhuo-Cheng Hou
Poultry Science
 
2.
Multiple regression equations to estimate the content of breast muscles, meat, and fat in Muscovy ducks
K. Kleczek, K. Wawro, E. Wilkiewicz-Wawro, W. Makowski
Poultry Science
 
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